gesture vs mudra

gesture and mudra both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gesture	Yes	No	Yes	No
mudra	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mudra is a hyponym of gesture; that is, mudra is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gesture:

gesture: motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
mudra: ritual hand movement in religion or religious dancing, particularly in Hinduism or Buddhism

Other hyponyms of gesture include jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting, facepalm.

gesture (noun)	mudra (noun)
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling	ritual hand movement in religion or religious dancing, particularly in Hinduism or Buddhism
something done as an indication of intention
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

gesture (verb)	mudra (verb)
show, express or direct through movement